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Milk for Mom May Lower Baby’s MS Risk
Unplugged: A story about exercise and social interaction in a plugged-in world. (The Ponte Vedra Recorder)
I had a physical the other day. In case you don’t know it yet, regular physicals are just another part of getting old. The doc said, “Get plenty of exercise and stay connected. You need social interaction, that’s what you need. Don’t spend so much time by yourself.”
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Mexican-Americans Come Closest To Meeting National Physical Activity Goals (redOrbit)
When it comes to meeting national health goals for physical activity, Mexican-Americans are the most active group in America and may benefit from exercise that researchers typically have not measured, according to research by scholars at the University of Chicago and Arizona State University.The new research, which used electronic devices to measure people’s movement, challenges other studies …
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Mexican Americans Closest To Making Physical Activity Goals (Medical News Today)
When it comes to meeting national health goals for physical activity, Mexican-Americans are the most active group in America and may benefit from exercise that researchers typically have not measured, according to research by scholars at the University of Chicago and Arizona State University. The new research, which used electronic devices to measure people’s movement, challenges other studies …
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Mexican-Americans come closest to meeting national physical activity goals (EurekAlert!)
( University of Chicago ) When it comes to meeting national health goals for physical activity, Mexican-Americans are the most active group in America and may benefit from exercise that researchers typically have not measured, according to research by scholars at the University of Chicago and Arizona State University. The new research, which used electronic devices to measure people’s movement …
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Mexican-Americans Closest to Making Physical Activity Goals (Newswise)
When it comes to meeting national health goals for physical activity, Mexican-Americans are the most active group in America and may benefit from exercise that researchers typically have not measured. The new research, which used electronic devices to measure people’s movement, challenges other studies that claimed whites are most active.
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Mexican-Americans come closest to meeting national physical activity goals (PhysOrg)
When it comes to meeting national health goals for physical activity, Mexican-Americans are the most active group in America and may benefit from exercise that researchers typically have not measured, according to research by scholars at the University of Chicago and Arizona State University.
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Role-Playing Improves Attitude Of Secondary Students Towards Physical Education (redOrbit)
A research work performed at the University of Granada (Spain) has proved that role-playing games have a very positive effect on the knowledge and habits of physical and sports practice from a health viewpoint in students of Secondary Education, as their practice can make that exercise and healthy life habits are more attractive for teenagers.To conduct this work, its authors prepared an …
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Mediterranean diet may help prevent dementia, study says
Don Jewkes: Snowsports put physical demands on mind and body (Snowmass Village Sun)
Winter draws a wide range of athletes, from the professional to the recreational snow sliders, all of whom are anxious to hit the slopes and get the most out of every day. Downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing all place high physical demands on our body and its ability to supply energy to keep our muscles and mind operating at peak performance. Have you ever had a …
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UH researchers create Walk n’ Play iPhone application to keep track of physical activity (News-Medical-Net)
An iPhone application created by UH researchers is providing first-of-its-kind real-time statistics of physical activity around the world. Those annual rankings of America’s fattest and fittest cities that use government statistics and a host of indirect indicators may soon have a little more muscle. The information being collected at the University of Houston provides objective data.
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